From 27843edf5dae38b3250e3d9819d3551a39694403 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DubhAd Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 19:51:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update 2018-10-29-release-81.markdown --- source/_posts/2018-10-29-release-81.markdown | 18 ++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_posts/2018-10-29-release-81.markdown b/source/_posts/2018-10-29-release-81.markdown index a1ea5fd0369..015d36eb2f0 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2018-10-29-release-81.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2018-10-29-release-81.markdown @@ -11,22 +11,23 @@ categories: Release-Notes og_image: /images/blog/2018-10-release-81/social.png --- -Almost at the end +This release is a major milestone - 100 contributors have contributed over the last two weeks. A great bit thank you to everybody who contributed, both those returning and those who've been involved for their first time. -First release that has seen 100 contributors write backend code in the last 2 weeks. AMAZING. +To go with the configuration entry support, MQTT also now also integrates with the device registry. Not to be left out, LIFX, SimpliSafe, and Z-Wave have all gained both device registry support, and configuration entry support. -- New service home_assistant.update_entity to force update an entity -- Template sensors will no longer auto update if we can't find relevant entities in the template -- Water heaters get their own home -- Lovelace thermostat. -- Z-Wave config entry support and device registry support. Also LIFX and SimpliSafe. -- device registry support for MQTT +Lovelace has yet another new card, the thermostat card:

Screenshot of the thermostat card Screenshot of the thermostat card.

+Other things to be aware of: + +- We have a new service `home_assistant.update_entity` to request the update of an entity, rather than waiting for the next scheduled update. This means you can set a really long `scan_interval` in the [platform_options] and then update on demand, ideal for those services where you have low API limit. +- Template sensors will no longer auto update if we can't find relevant entities in the template. You'll want to review your template sensors and consider adding relevant `entity_id` entries. +- Water heaters get their own platform separate from `climate`, because you're not a fish living inside the hot water tank + ## {% linkable_title New Platforms %} - Add support for ElkM1 alarm/automation panel ([@gwww] - [#16952]) ([elkm1 docs]) ([alarm_control_panel.elkm1 docs]) (new-platform) @@ -781,3 +782,4 @@ Experiencing issues introduced by this release? Please report them in our [issue [zha docs]: /components/zha/ [zoneminder docs]: /components/zoneminder/ [zwave docs]: /components/zwave/ +[platform_options]: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/platform_options/#scan-interval